Business

Movers and Shakers | October 2025

AI Business

Microsoft Tests AI Agents in Simulated Marketplace

AI Business Editor's Picks

96% of Leaders Say AI Fails to Deliver ROI, Atlassian Report Claims

Entrepreneurship Startups

DIGIT Interview | Ana Stewart on Scotland’s Scaleup Ambitions

Business Startups

Edinburgh’s LendingCrowd Rockets to 9th Place in Deloitte Fast 50

Business

Economic Turmoil Tops AI As Leading Emerging Risk of Q3 2025

Energy Funding Startups Sustainability

Aberdeen’s TechX Accelerator Offers £50K to 10 Energy Startups

Business Editor's Picks Funding

DIGIT Deal Roundup | October 2025

Business Editor's Picks Finance

New Guide Aims to Help Global Firms Set Up in Scotland

Business Editor's Picks

Trustmarque and Ultima Merge to Form £1bn UK IT “Powerhouse”

Business Technology

Unlocking APAC: How Brands Can Ride China’s E-Commerce Wave

AI Editor's Picks Recruitment Skills

AI Skills Demand See Scotland Tech Salaries Soar

Business Editor's Picks Security

Overcoming Vendor Sprawl To Cut Costs and Improve Security

AI Business Editor's Picks

IBM, Salesforce, Facebook Slash Jobs as AI Bets Intensify

Business Cybersecurity Security

M&S Cyber Attack Costs £136 Million as Profits Almost Wiped Out

Business Startups

Chief Entrepreneur Sets Out New Vision For Scotland’s Scaleups

Business Startups

Glasgow City Innovation District Aims to Be Flagship Startup Hub

Business

Edinburgh and Glasgow Gain Ground as FDI Hotspots

AI Business Cloud

OpenAI Signs $38BN Deal with AWS

Business Digital Editor's Picks

Inside Scotland’s Quiet E-Commerce Revolution

Infrastructure Sustainability

EV Chargepoints in Scotland Grow by 22.5% in a Year

Business Cloud

Glasgow’s Iomart Revenues Jump by 25% Amid Azure Push

Energy Funding

£17.3M Boost for Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone

Business

Scottish Business Confidence Soars in October

Business Funding

Scotland Leads UK Regional Investment Outside of London

Business Security

International Firms Unprepared for UK ID Verification Rules

AI Business Editor's Picks

Gartner Identifies Key Technologies Shaping Sales Transformation in 2025

Editor's Picks Funding Government

UK Gov Backs R&D with £55BN in Funding

Editor's Picks Entrepreneurship Startups

Edinburgh Uni’s ‘Trail Blazing’ Tech Incubator Goes National

Editor's Picks Finance Fintech Funding

Five Scottish Fintechs Win £50K in FRIL Innovation Call

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Scotland Raises £80K for Internship Programme

AI Skills

AI Skills Gap Could Cost UK Economy £400BN

Business Editor's Picks

Apple Reaches $4 Trillion Valuation, While NVIDIA Nears $5 Trillion

AI Data Sustainability

UK Residents Concerned About Data Centre Energy Sources

Digital Transformation

Report: Half of Employees Experiencing Transformation Fatigue

AI Business

OpenAI and Microsoft Sign New Deal After AI Firm Restructuring

Climate Sustainability

66% of Companies Think Climate Tech is Essential

Data Funding

Smart Data Foundry Launches FINDS Research Fellowships

Business Entrepreneurship

Six Scots Tech Firms Set for US Market Push

AI Business

Amazon to Axe 14,000 Corporate Jobs as AI Cuts Deep

Business Data Editor's Picks

East Lothian Council Backs Hyperscale Data Centre Plan at Cockenzie

AI Business Editor's Picks Technology

European Tech Earnings Jump 16% as AI Investment Soars

Business

Apple Loses £1.5Bn UK Court Battle Over App Store Fees

AI Recruitment

AI Hiring Could Unlock £532Bn for UK Firms, Says LinkedIn

Business

Scottish Investment Capital ‘Drying Up’, Warn Business Leaders

Business Technology

Google Fires Back At ‘Unwarranted’ CMA Ruling

Business Data

Veeam Snaps Up Securiti AI for Cool $1.7B as Data Wars Heat Up

Funding

Chemify Raises $50M in Series B Funding

Editor's Picks News Skills

CodeBase Relaunches CodeClan with Software and AI Programmes

AI Digital Transformation

Atos Targets ‘Mission-Critical’ Sovereign AI With New UK Centres

Business Editor's Picks Government

Chancellor Unveils £6bn Plan to Cut Business Red Tape

Sustainability

79% of UK Firms See Net Zero as Strategic Priority

Business Startups

UK Tech Incorporations Up in Q3, But Scotland Falls

Digital Transformation

Enterprise Firms Losing $370M Each Year to IT Debt

Business

Park Place Tech On the Hunt for European Partners

Business Editor's Picks

Lyft Acquires Glasgow-based TBR Global Chauffeuring for £83M

Business Technology

UK Businesses Still Grappling With Uncertainty Under DMCCA

AI Skills

AI Confidence Gap Risks Leaving Millions of Brits Behind

Business Recruitment

KPMG UK Appoints Jo Thomson to Lead Edinburgh Business

Business Editor's Picks

Where Are Profit Warnings Hitting the FTSE Hardest?

Editor's Picks Funding Government

Glasgow Set for £20M Tech Boost in Regional Innovation Drive

Editor's Picks Education Funding Recruitment

Creator Campus Launches Startup Fair for Students in Scotland

Finance Funding Government

Chancellor Launches New Foreign Investment ‘Concierge’

AI Recruitment

UK Tech Graduate Hiring Plummets As AI Takes Entry-level Work

AI Skills

Databricks Pledges $10M to Close UK’s AI Skills Gap

Skills

9 in 10 UK Mid-market Firms Face an IT Skills Shortage

Business Editor's Picks

Can Salesforce’s AI Push Really Deliver $60bn Growth by 2030?

Digital Transformation

Reach Volunteering Launches New Digital Platform

Funding Robotics

Edinburgh-Based Launchpad Raises £8.2m For Robotics Reimagining

Editor's Picks Funding

UK Spinouts Look to US as Scale-Up Funding Stalls

AI Business

Edinburgh AI Firm Tomoro Expands into Australia and Singapore

AI Business Editor's Picks Leadership

Cisco: Just 1 in 10 Firms Prepared for Agentic AI Era

Business Editor's Picks

Scotland Eyes Canada for More Investment in Deputy FM Visit

Editor's Picks Sustainability Technology

Scottish Firm Dukosi Partners With Kia For Battery Passport Project

Editor's Picks Fintech Funding

UK Venture Funding Surges and Leads Europe

Sustainability

Glasgow Uni Trials Biodegradable Circuit Boards to Tackle E-Waste

AI Business Editor's Picks

Seven In Ten UK Employees Using Unapproved AI Tools, Microsoft Finds

Energy Funding

North East Scotland Lands £40 Million Boost for Just Transition

Business News

CMA Designates Google With Strategic Market Status

AI Recruitment

Are Hiring Algorithms Favouring Older Men Over Women?

Leadership Recruitment

The 6-Day Delay Costing Enterprises Time and Safety

Business Editor's Picks

The Latest Scottish Business Monitor Has Some Very Worrying Stats

Business Cloud Editor's Picks

Pulsant Completes Five-Year, £187M Refinancing Deal

Sustainability

Edinburgh Startup Builds ‘Bloomberg-Style’ Waste Trading Platform

Editor's Picks Sustainability

Scotland Hits 100 B Corps as Ethical Business Booms

AI Cybersecurity Skills

Is Enterprise AI Knowledge Gaps Undermining Cyber Defence?

Business Leadership

Capgemini: Gender Bias Still Shapes Leadership Perceptions

AI Recruitment

AI and Cost Are Top Drivers of Talent Acquisition

Editor's Picks Funding

Glasgow Spinouts Win £540K Boost to Turn Research Into Innovation

Funding

RBS Unveils Up to £10M IP-Backed Loans for Scottish Firms

AI Business Editor's Picks

Report: Managers Now Trust AI Agents More Than Juniors

AI Business Editor's Picks Recruitment

92% of CEOs to Boost Headcounts as AI Dominates 2026 Strategy

Climate Energy Sustainability

Renewables Overtake Coal for the First Time in Global Power Mix

Business Funding

DIGIT Deal Roundup | September 2025

Editor's Picks Funding Health

Edin Uni Spinout Trogenix Raises £70M to Treat Aggressive Cancers

Funding Sustainability

Hutton Institute Wins £3M Boost For High Tech Crop Research

Recruitment

Nearly 400 UK Jobs Cut by Google in 2024

Leadership Skills

Tech Skills Now ‘Critical’ for UK FS Boards, Finds EY

Funding

£20M Local Innovation Fund Launched by UK Gov